Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 11 January 2017

Data

Court: Court of Justice

Case date: 11 januari 2017

Verdict

Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 11 January 2017 —
Boudjellal

(Case C‑508/16)

"(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union - Articles 7, 8 and/or 47 - Infringement - Obtaining personal data - Using such data before the courts - Question which does not concern a rule of EU law other than the Charter of Fundamental Rights - Hypothetical question - Lack of jurisdiction of the Court)"

1. Questions referred for a preliminary rulingJurisdiction of the CourtLimitsRequest for an interpretation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European UnionSubject matter of the national dispute not having any connection with EU lawClear lack of jurisdiction of the Court

(Art. 267 TFEU; Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Art. 51(1))

(see paras 16-18, 33, 34)

2. Questions referred for a preliminary rulingAdmissibilityReference giving no details of the relevant facts or legislation and not setting out the reasons for making that reference to the Court of JusticeInadmissibility

(Art. 267 TFEU; Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 23; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 94)

(see paras 19-29)

3. Questions referred for a preliminary rulingJurisdiction of the CourtLimitsGeneral or hypothetical questionsNo need to adjudicate

(Art. 267 TFEU)

(see paras 30-32)

Operative part

The Court of Justice of the European Union manifestly lacks jurisdiction to answer the questions put to it by the Tribunal de première instance francophone de Bruxelles (Belgium).